Huyulsa Temple, Boeun

This shrine enshrines Jo Heon (1544–1592), a civil official of the mid-Joseon period who also served as a righteous-army commander during the Japanese invasions of Korea. When the war broke out, Jo Heon, together with the scholars Kim Jeong-baek, Yi U and others, gathered more than 1,600 righteous-army soldiers and recaptured Cheongju fortress. However, Yun Guk-hyeong, the inspector of Chungcheong Province at the time, obstructed their efforts, and the militia was forcibly disbanded; with the 700 men who remained, Jo Heon fought at Geumsan Mountain but, unable to overcome the enemy's numerical superiority, all were killed in battle. This shrine was built in the reign of King Sukjong to honour Jo Heon and the more than 700 righteous soldiers (uisa, a term of honour for those who died for a just cause) who fell at Geumsan Mountain; because Jo Heon had been a disciple of Yi I (Yulgok), it was named Huyulsa. It was torn down in 1871, the eighth year of Emperor Gojong, under Heungseon Daewongun's order abolishing seowon (private Confucian academies), and was rebuilt in 1928. It now holds the spirit tablets of Jo Heon together with twenty other righteous soldiers who died alongside him. The building measures three kan across the front and two kan along the side, with a gable roof shaped, when seen from the side, like the character 人 (meaning 'person').

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Where it is

Region

Boeun, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물